Welcome and Introductions
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Welcome to our study of the Gospel of John, written by the disciple and best friend of Jesus.
It speaks often of love, which is good for those of us, trying to become healthy, fit and feeling whole. We can all use some love.
Please take a moment and introduce yourself. Let us know your goals, desires, hopes, dreams, and anything you'd like to share.
This is a place of safety and respect. We will be supportive and encouraging while assisting in accountability if you would like us to.
We have stickied (kept on top) several things.
A. Welcome and Introductions
B. Today's Bible Study Lesson - with a date on it
C. Three members - highlighted for prayer for them. We are rotating through the membership and will be posting with a sticky the members to pray for on any given day. We will unsticky when they cycle out and sticky the new one.
D. Prayer Requests - Post anything you want specifically prayed for. The prayer of the righteous availeth much.
It bumps the recent non-stickied posts out of the first level viewing, so CLICK VIEW ALL so you don't miss anything recently added.
Let's make this our special place to gather to be uplifted and inspired.
Blessings,
Your co-moderators
ChapLynne and MissSharon2013
BTW, invite a friend. Go up to the right and type your friend's name in and click, Invite. :happy: This sanctuary is enriched by all that join us.
If you have a personal prayer request that you prefer is not posted for all to see, PM me and I will see that our prayer warrior's team will be notified.
L.
It speaks often of love, which is good for those of us, trying to become healthy, fit and feeling whole. We can all use some love.
Please take a moment and introduce yourself. Let us know your goals, desires, hopes, dreams, and anything you'd like to share.
This is a place of safety and respect. We will be supportive and encouraging while assisting in accountability if you would like us to.
We have stickied (kept on top) several things.
A. Welcome and Introductions
B. Today's Bible Study Lesson - with a date on it
C. Three members - highlighted for prayer for them. We are rotating through the membership and will be posting with a sticky the members to pray for on any given day. We will unsticky when they cycle out and sticky the new one.
D. Prayer Requests - Post anything you want specifically prayed for. The prayer of the righteous availeth much.
It bumps the recent non-stickied posts out of the first level viewing, so CLICK VIEW ALL so you don't miss anything recently added.
Let's make this our special place to gather to be uplifted and inspired.
Blessings,
Your co-moderators
ChapLynne and MissSharon2013
BTW, invite a friend. Go up to the right and type your friend's name in and click, Invite. :happy: This sanctuary is enriched by all that join us.
If you have a personal prayer request that you prefer is not posted for all to see, PM me and I will see that our prayer warrior's team will be notified.
L.
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Hi,
I'm Cassi! Wanting to loose weight and I love God and need all the support I can get. This sounds like a wonderful place to get what I need. I am a 48 year old living in Minnesota. I have been working with a dietician for the past 3 weeks hoping to get a handle on my diet dos and don'ts. Then I will start working with my training again, after I have some more test ran. Just had a Hormone test completed and waiting to go over those results tomorrow with the dietician. So wish me luck that the results will give some insights into some of my health issues.
Hello! Everyone!0 -
How wonderful! I never thought that while losing weight I would be able to become a part of a study of the Gospel of John. I'm looking forward to being a part of your group.
My goals are: to lose some weight, eat healthier and exercise on a regular basis. AND, thanks to your new group, enriching my life through studying the Bible.
Thank you for starting this group!0 -
Welcome Beargoose,
We're glad you can be with us. Looking forward to sharing successes and encouragements.
Do you want to be called Beargoose or another name?
ChapLynne0 -
Welcome Cassi!
We're so glad you decided to join us.
I am impressed that you have been working with a dietitian and having your hormones checked. What an awesome thing to do!
My nephew found he was thyroid deficient, and after not losing any weight for months, he lost 25 lbs in two months --- not changing his diet or exercise--but just adding his thyroid supplement. Hormones can be tremendously important.
Glad you're here.
ChapLynneHi,
I'm Cassi! Wanting to loose weight and I love God and need all the support I can get. This sounds like a wonderful place to get what I need. I am a 48 year old living in Minnesota. I have been working with a dietician for the past 3 weeks hoping to get a handle on my diet dos and don'ts. Then I will start working with my training again, after I have some more test ran. Just had a Hormone test completed and waiting to go over those results tomorrow with the dietician. So wish me luck that the results will give some insights into some of my health issues.
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My name is Stephanie. I am 30 and live in Iowa with my husband and 3 girls ages 1,2, and 5. My family is my world and I try to give them everything. Unfortunatly giving them everything they wanted vs needed landed my husband and I overweight. My goal for July is to lose 5lbs, exercise 3 or more days a week, and (now that I have found this group) Study the Bible more and work on daily devotionals.
Thank you for starting this group! Just what I need right now!0 -
I'm glad this isn't all about virtuous eating, as I sit he and scarf down hot coca and a zucchini muffin... For dinner.
(But the zucchini was from my garden, so makes its all healthy.....right?)
I'm Kimberly. The most .personality indicative piece of info about me (aside from loving God, obviously) would be that I have been "unschooling" my boys for the past 13 years. My favorite social event is playing board games and card games at huge gaming conventions. (In August I get to go to GENCON).
I have been a Christian for about 36 years. Been loving God as long as I can remember.
My boys all still live at home. Gavin is 19 (20 in August), Connor is 18.5, and Kiel is 16. I met my husband my first year of college.
I play conga drums in the church worship band.
My newest learned information (cuz learning is my favorite thing to do next to playing games) is about Tardigrades and Autotertaploidy.
I look forward to a Bible. Study that I can stick with over the next month. (I'm a little "ADD" when it comes to Bile Studies. I have at least 3 going on right now, like books. I have about 4 That I am currently reading)0 -
Welcome Kimberly!
Glad you are here. Thanks for sharing so much about yourself.
I love the "Bile Studies" -- some Bible studies can be that way, I suppose. I am just teasing you. I am going to add it to my church typos list. I was a church secretary and typed "Bible STUD Fellowship" for our singles ministry. We were overflowing with women that next Monday night Bible Study. LOL
We welcome your participation, but don't want to overtax you.
Blessings,
ChapLynneI'm glad this isn't all about virtuous eating, as I sit he and scarf down hot coca and a zucchini muffin... For dinner.
(But the zucchini was from my garden, so makes its all healthy.....right?)
I'm Kimberly. The most .personality indicative piece of info about me (aside from loving God, obviously) would be that I have been "unschooling" my boys for the past 13 years. My favorite social event is playing board games and card games at huge gaming conventions. (In August I get to go to GENCON).
I have been a Christian for about 36 years. Been loving God as long as I can remember.
My boys all still live at home. Gavin is 19 (20 in August), Connor is 18.5, and Kiel is 16. I met my husband my first year of college.
I play conga drums in the church worship band.
My newest learned information (cuz learning is my favorite thing to do next to playing games) is about Tardigrades and Autotertaploidy.
I look forward to a Bible. Study that I can stick with over the next month. (I'm a little "ADD" when it comes to Bile Studies. I have at least 3 going on right now, like books. I have about 4 That I am currently reading)0 -
Welcome Stephanie,
We are glad you are here and hope this is profitable time for you. May you achieve all your goals and find God's blessing in your life.
Blessings,
ChapLynneMy name is Stephanie. I am 30 and live in Iowa with my husband and 3 girls ages 1,2, and 5. My family is my world and I try to give them everything. Unfortunatly giving them everything they wanted vs needed landed my husband and I overweight. My goal for July is to lose 5lbs, exercise 3 or more days a week, and (now that I have found this group) Study the Bible more and work on daily devotionals.
Thank you for starting this group! Just what I need right now!0 -
Thanks.Welcome Kimberly!
Glad you are here. Thanks for sharing so much about yourself.
I love the "Bile Studies" -- some Bible studies can be that way, I suppose. I am just teasing you. I am going to add it to my church typos list. I was a church secretary and typed "Bible STUD Fellowship" for our singles ministry. We were overflowing with women that next Monday night Bible Study. LOL
We welcome your participation, but don't want to overtax you.
Blessings,
ChapLynne
My friends tell me that my goal in life is to be overtaxed, over complicated, and overwhelmed. I fear they may be correct.
And, apparently, I am a bit attention deficit when it comes to typing, too.0 -
Kimbershep aka Kimberly checking in. I'm a 34 year old executive secretary. I have 3 girls: Amani Djenne (pronounced Zha'nee) 16, Alexandria Christina (2), and Cadence Renee' (8mo). I've gained my weight after my last two babies. I'm not really happy about it but dealing with it. I love discussing the Word...love it, love it, love it! I love being a Christian, serving God & others as it is meant to be. I'm excited about this study, meeting all of you & being able to interact with you. I hope we can stay devoted & keep each other encourraged regarding living healthier & more virtuously!
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Hi everyone! My name is Maayan (means “a spring of water” in Hebrew), im 26 and live in Jerusalem, Israel. I need to lose about 15 lbs after struggling with my weight for a big portion of my life. I got married a month ago to an amazing man!
I’m Jewish but have been looking into Christianity for a few years now and there are a lot of things that I really relate to.
I feel I really need to find a true and strong connection with God so I can live a more meaningful and full life!
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Hi Maayan,
Welcome to Virtuous Living. We're so glad you will be looking into the Word with us. Ask anything you wish. All of our Scriptures draw from the Old Testament. Our favorite person was Jewish:laugh: ...so you are indeed in good company.
I visited Jerusalem about 25 years ago. What an extraordinary city.
That last 15 lbs can be the hardest to lose. We'll pray with you and encourage you to do the things you need.
Blessings,
ChapLynneHi everyone! My name is Maayan (means “a spring of water” in Hebrew), im 26 and live in Jerusalem, Israel. I need to lose about 15 lbs after struggling with my weight for a big portion of my life. I got married a month ago to an amazing man!
I’m Jewish but have been looking into Christianity for a few years now and there are a lot of things that I really relate to.
I feel I really need to find a true and strong connection with God so I can live a more meaningful and full life!
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Kimberly,
What gorgeous names for your girls. Do they have special meanings, too? I love the genealogy of names, so I'm always curious.
I am looking forward to this time together, too. So glad you have a fire in your heart for it.
We'll pray our way to good health and keep each other's joys and concerns before our loving God.
Blessings,
ChapLynneKimbershep aka Kimberly checking in. I'm a 34 year old executive secretary. I have 3 girls: Amani Djenne (pronounced Zha'nee) 16, Alexandria Christina (2), and Cadence Renee' (8mo). I've gained my weight after my last two babies. I'm not really happy about it but dealing with it. I love discussing the Word...love it, love it, love it! I love being a Christian, serving God & others as it is meant to be. I'm excited about this study, meeting all of you & being able to interact with you. I hope we can stay devoted & keep each other encourraged regarding living healthier & more virtuously!
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Hello
I am Cynthia, aged 60 (only just) and I live in Yorkshire, England. I have hd a weight loss problem for many year. Having had a e Liver Transplant 2 years ago, the weight just piled on. I desperately want my body to become God's temple and one to be proud of. Look forward to the bible study and being part of a group of like minded people.0 -
Welcome Cynthia,
It is so cool that we are able to meet up around the world and be together in Christ. I've added you to my prayer list for your health and your success at the battle of weight.
May we all lose a lot of weight--both our spiritual burdens and our physical excess.
Blessings,
ChapLynneHello
I am Cynthia, aged 60 (only just) and I live in Yorkshire, England. I have hd a weight loss problem for many year. Having had a e Liver Transplant 2 years ago, the weight just piled on. I desperately want my body to become God's temple and one to be proud of. Look forward to the bible study and being part of a group of like minded people.0 -
Hello, My name is Jill. I live in west Michigan with my husband (of 10 years, just this week!) and our children, Caleb (almost 7) and Anneliese (4). I have a wonderful group of women who I meet with every week for Bible study and accountability. This seemed like a wonderful way to get connected to the myfitnesspal world. I just joined today. I read about it in Runners World and thought I'd try it out. Plus I really enjoy the book of John.0
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Hi everyone, my name is Cindi. I live in the Oklahoma panhandle with my husband of 27 years. I have two grown children and a very precious grandaughter. I have been on MFP for about 3 years now off and on. I have lost and gained during that time and I am currently down 15 pounds. It seems like I do much better when I use the tools this site has to offer. I am needing to loose about 5-10 more pounds and work more on toning areas. Was excited to find a group with not only support for the physical, but also for the spiritual.0
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Welcome Jill,
How wonderful to have you here with us. A great local Bible study group is something to be cherished. True spiritual fellowship benefits in ways we can't express.
Blessings,
ChapLynneHello, My name is Jill. I live in west Michigan with my husband (of 10 years, just this week!) and our children, Caleb (almost 7) and Anneliese (4). I have a wonderful group of women who I meet with every week for Bible study and accountability. This seemed like a wonderful way to get connected to the myfitnesspal world. I just joined today. I read about it in Runners World and thought I'd try it out. Plus I really enjoy the book of John.0 -
Welcome Cindi,
We're glad you've joined us. I'm sure you'll have some insights from past successes to share with us.
Congrats on the 15 pounds down.
Blessings,
ChapLynneHi everyone, my name is Cindi. I live in the Oklahoma panhandle with my husband of 27 years. I have two grown children and a very precious grandaughter. I have been on MFP for about 3 years now off and on. I have lost and gained during that time and I am currently down 15 pounds. It seems like I do much better when I use the tools this site has to offer. I am needing to loose about 5-10 more pounds and work more on toning areas. Was excited to find a group with not only support for the physical, but also for the spiritual.0 -
Hi,
I'm Lynne and I realized I set this up but didn't add my name to the list. LOL
I'm a retired US Navy chaplain, representing the Presbyterian Church USA. I come from a long line of ministers going back to John Knox, the founder of the Presbyterian Church in Scotland. So, just doing the family business.
While serving with the Marines, i had an accident which damaged my back. In a series of events, I ended up in surgery, but only for my neck. The five compressed disks in my low back/sciatic area are not eligible for the super surgeries. I have had many minor surgeries to insert pain meds etc.
I live with pain, but some days are better than others. I try to walk and do flexing exercises to strengthen and improve my back. I hope to reverse some of the damage over time. Hope springs eternal.
I am working on rehabbing houses with my husband in real estate and I am writing fantasy stories for middle grade age group. While I have been published in non-fiction (Bible studies and devotionals) and media or reviews, I haven't been published yet for fiction. Hope to change that this year.
I like helping people. I love ministry and Bible study and I love to discover nuances in the Word of God.
That's about me. What about you?0 -
Hello all. Just dropping in to say hello and to introduce myself and family.
This is my daughter, Charla
My daughter, Charla and my grandson, Alexander
My son, Charles and daughter, Charla
Me, at the Georgia Aquarium ... Me n hubby went!
This is Hutch, my hubby
I could not do this without my glorious God, who is my salvation! My husband is an ordained minister. My first husband passed away, and a couple of years after that...my mother and niece were killed in a car accident. I would not be here without God. I am also a leukemia and breast cancer survivor! Satan has been trying to take me out for a long time! But I have the victory and so do you! God bless you and keep you all!0 -
I'm so happy to find this forum! It's a true blessing to be in touch with people that love the Lord!
I am a stay at home mom with three boys ages 21, 16, and 15. Two have special needs.
Right now we live overseas while my husband serves as a chaplain for the military. We love living here with all of the travel opportunities.
I have had a gastric bypass 11 years ago and over the last 5 years (living overseas with the great food!) I had put on around 25 pounds. I have 10 more to shed until I reach my goal.
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Welcome MissSharon!
Thanks for sharing your photos. What a lovely family.
Welcome HappyHappy!
We're so glad you have joined us. Do let us know if there is anything we can pray for, or special needs you may wish us to keep in constant prayer.
I served as a chaplain in the Navy...mostly on West coast until I got out.
So nice to meet you.
Let us know if you would like to do something we are not already doing.0 -
Hey everyone,
My hubby and I are from Southern California and we have a one year old and a six week old! I joined the Air Force five years ago and that's when my weight issues got worse...I was diagnosed with PCOS, had two babies and weight hasn't gotten that much better to the distress of myself, Commanders, etc! My husband was a Marine and he's used food to cope with issues from his service, so I don't have a lot of motivation or strong support at home right now. Hoping to learn how to live more simply and with more moderation (ultimately to live well for God), which is hard to do in the US!0 -
Hello, My name is Gwen, I am married with three kids. I have two daughters 15 & 13 and a son 10. I live in the Suburbs of Atlanta, I have lived in a lot of placed, this is just where I ended up :-) As all of my kids are active in sports and I am getting older, I decided it was necessary to start exercising regularly and be healthy. It is always nice to surround yourself with others who have the same beliefs and goals!!0
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Hello my fellow sisters. I am Charlotte Jones, here known as thelifeilove1. I will soon be 60 and have spent a lifetime fighting my weight, only to have it return again because I've never mastered maintenance. I am very near requiring medication for diabetes and recently learned I have an extremely fatty liver. Therefore, I'm at it again, this time with this wonderful new tool I've discovered online, MFP.
In liewu pf going the rogram route as in the past, ie, Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, other exchange plans, etc. I'm trying to learn to lose weight while eating the foods which I most enjoy as long as they lead to a well balanced diet. Thus far I have found it to be effective using the tools I've found here and the knowledge I've gained from past diets.
My husband, Larry, and I are long term, active members of a small United Methodist Church, in Conway, Arkansas. We are also both members of the local Walk to Emmaus community. Retired with a disability nearly 5 years ago, I am a caregiver to aging parents two of which have Alzheimer's. One was recently admitted to a nursing facility due to the increased needs he has. It is not a life free of stress.
I turn to my faith in all areas of my life including balanced living, discipline in my health quest, daily needs, etc.
We are the parents of two grown children and grandparents to two wonderful little grandsons.
I thank the Lord everyday for this day and for this life.
It will be a joy to explore the bible with my newest pals who are on the same quest for fitness.0 -
Hi, I was invited by Gwen B whom I had to good fortune of being friend-ed by within my first 24 hours of creating an account here. In April 2013 when I created the account I was just messing around trying new apps I found on my tablet. I didn't really have a goal but secretly yearned to feel better, eat better, move better, and to stop blaming "getting old" on my physical condition as though it was a normal part of life even though I know many people I could have sat in that "camp" with.
In 1998 (age 28) I graduated college with a BA and started/ finished married with two kiddos under 6, driving 45 minutes one way to get there, and for time managing a part-time job. I was also the heaviest I had been in my entire life (220'ish pounds and women's plus size 22 clothing) thanks to convenience, fast food, and no knowledge of healthy eating. I started experiencing hormonal problems of all kinds, couldn't walk up a flight of stairs and maintain the ability to breathe, and in general was a sad person. I lost my dad that year, the first person close to me who had ever died. He died of COPD and was not a smoker. My husband was having an emotional affair with the boy scout asst pack leader and after some wise counseling I asked him to move out. At that time I finally figured out that I did not have life all figured out with my pop psychology wisdom, I sought the Lord and the Lord picked me up and started a BIG work on me. I started walking for exercise and to relieve stress. I sought the Lord in bible reading/ church services/ bible studies and the Lord carried me through. Throughout this time my husband of 10 years filed for divorce and despite my arguments with the Lord in side me the Lord kept telling me I was still His wife. I finally hit my knees and said, "Fine Lord this marriage is so gone - you'll have to fix it because I don't know how."
The Lord did mend my family, my husband accepted Jesus as savior as did I and we renewed our marriage vows instad of divorcing. My life has been doubly blessed time and again (and not because i was perfect nor always submissive/ mild/ or meek). My son was diagnosed with aspergers syndrome (on the autistic scale) and as we learned to accept each other for whom we each were the Lord allowed me the opportunity to become a stay at home mom, a business owner, and later another opportunity back at school. In that time I believe the Lord told me to run and he would heal me. I did drop 65 pounds and maintained some half hearted exercises as well as an active lifestyle and became a STRICT vegan who grew a huge organic veggie garden, however I only dreamed of being a runner I never ran. In 2006 as my kiddos were leaving the nest for college and I was beginning a new in the world of work, I had three surgeries on my legs for varicose veins (inherited, 3 veins total were removed, the veins were 4 cm in diameter), had a biopsy on swollen lymph nodes (benign) , and I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia... no "real" injury just alot of muscle pain, everywhere. There were days I had a hard time getting my leg to move to get me out of bed and cried going up the stairs. I battled it with meds, chiropractors who had all kinds of expensive cures... none of which helped. I did quit the vegan lifestyle after the Lord gave me a "militant" vegan woman who claimed Christianity but wished her meat eating husband a heart-attack before divorcing him... eeek! I know it is not what goes into my mouth the makes me unclean, it is what comes out. :-) I I am thankful for the relationship I had with the Lord, he carried me once again.
In April 2012 I started exercising again and focused on balanced health setting goals spiritually, physically, ect.... A car accident in December set me back, but in April 2013 I found MFP. This was the tool and provided the wisdom I needed to do that which I knew I needed to do. Within 6 weeks of being here my church (of over 900 members) started a class called run for God to prepare interested members physically and spiritually to run a 5k. The 5K is a fundraiser to give units that offer clean water to third world countries with a high infant death rate due to unclean water. I will be a part of offering good health for those in another country at the same time I am preparing my body for the health that the Lord wants to give me.... the Lord is SO SUBTLE sometimes it's almost hard to see, LOL!
God willing and only by the power of HIS grace in me will I run my first 5k first weekend of October.
OK - It is labor Day and I was up early so I had the time to write my autobiography. Wishing a happy Labor Day to all here today! Now off I go into my new active life. :-) You do that too, ok! :-)0
